Singular, idiosyncratic and a little mysterious, Black Clock is one of America's leading literary journals.
Toast the final issue of Black Clock with readings by a slew of esteemed contributors, including:
Tom Carson
Charmaine Craig
Josh Emmons
Brian Evenson
Nalo Hopkinson
Michael Jaime-Becerra
David Martino
Lou Mathews
Anthony Miller
Geoff Nicholson
Howard A. Rodman
Matthew Specktor
Susan Straight
Lisa Teasley
David L. Ulin
Brandon Williams
Andrew Winer
Sunday, May 1st, 4pm
The Last Bookstore
453 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Join us in celebrating the launch of Black Clock 20!
When: Sunday, May 3rd, 4:00pm
Where: Mandrake, 2692 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90034
Hosted by Bruce Bauman
Featuring Readings by Contributors Tom Carson, Steve Erickson, Lynell George, Grace Krilanovich, Jonathan Lethem, Anthony Miller, Matthew Specktor and David L. Ulin
Join us in celebrating the release of Black Clock 19 at Mandrake on Sunday, November 9th!
FEATURING READINGS BY:
Bruce Bauman
Robert Eisele
Anne-Marie Kinney
Lou Mathews
Joslyn Sklar
Janet Sternburg
Susan Straight
Mandrake
2692 South La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Sunday, November 9th
Doors 4pm
Reading will begin promptly at 4:30pm
21+ event
FREE entry
Come join us for Round 3 of Lit Crawl, hosted by our very own editor-in-chief, Steve Erickson, and featuring authors from issues past and present!
Where:The Federal Bar, 5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
When: Wednesday, October 22nd from 9-9:45pm
RSVP on Facebook
Readers:
Alex Austin
Tom Carson
Claire Phillips
Saehee Cho
Alan Rifkin
Author Will Self discusses his novel, Umbrella, and other subjects with Black Clock Editor-at-Large Anthony Miller
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
8:00pm (Reception 6:30-7:30pm)
William Turner Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404
$20 General Admission
$35 Includes Self’s book + Reserved seat
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Black Clock 17 launch – East Coast edition! Join us at Bookcourt on November 14th for readings by:
Henry Bean
Shelley Jackson
Jay Neugeboren
Katie Ryder
Dana Spiotta
Lynne Tillman
Thursday, November 14, 2013
7:00pm
Bookcourt
163 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Celebrate the launch of Black Clock 17 at Mandrake on November 10th, featuring readings by:
Cecil Castellucci
Antonia Crane
Dayna Dunne
Brian Evenson
Andrew Nicholls
Sunday, November 10, 2013
4:00pm
21+
Mandrake
2692 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
November 10, 2013
4:00pm
21+
Join Black Clock at Lit Crawl L.A. in the NoHo Arts District on October 23rd!
Readings by:
Janet Fitch
Anne-Marie Kinney
Lou Mathews
Matthew Specktor
6:00pm
Skinny’s Lounge
4923 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
For the full Lit Crawl L.A. schedule, visit
http://litcrawl.org/la/
Summer Issues Cooperative at Greene Exhibitions, presented by East of Borneo:
“East of Borneo presents SUMMER ISSUES COOPERATIVE, a two-week exhibition in the form of a pop-up newsstand at Greene Exhibitions in Culver City. The generosity-based event will distribute current and archival art magazines contributed by over 20 nonprofit publishers from Los Angeles, New York, London, and Vancouver, all of which will be made available to take home free of charge. Visitors are also encouraged to bring in their own magazines to trade or donate, creating an exhibition will expand and contract each day as publications are removed the newsstand and others are placed back into circulation.
Participating publishers include: 2nd Cannons, Afterall, Black Clock, BOMB, The Brooklyn Rail, Cabinet, Concord, East of Borneo, Esopus, Fillip, Insert Blanc Press, Los Angeles Review of Books, Material, Native Strategies, Night Papers, Nka, Paper Monument, Pep Talk, Public Fiction, Triple Canopy, X-TRA, with others TBA.”
Opening reception: June 29 6 – 9 pm
on view through July 13
Greene Exhibitions
2654 La Cienega Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
The 2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is happening this weekend at USC! Visit Black Clock at booth 121 to buy issues and T-shirts, and meet some of the authors who have graced the magazine’s pages. The authors below will be at our booth to chat and sign copies of Black Clock, or books you bring. The full panel schedule can be found at http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/program-schedule/
SATURDAY APRIL 20
12pm Cecil Castellucci
12:30pm Bruce Bauman
1pm Diana Wagman
2pm Anne-Marie Kinney
2:30pm Matthew Specktor
3pm Tod Goldberg
3:30pm Samantha Dunn
4pm Tara Ison
SUNDAY APRIL 21
12pm Susan Straight
1pm Francesca Lia Block
2:30pm Ben Ehrenreich
3pm Kenneth Turan
3:30pm Janet Fitch / Anthony Miller
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